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Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts on the changes in the upcoming 2011 400NG and the 2011 International Tender. Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or GSA.…
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Note: This is the first in a series of posts on the changes in the upcoming 2011 400NG and the 2011 International Tender. Please note that these articles are not intended to cover every change made, so TSPs still need to read the tariffs prior to filing rates. Also, these posts are based on our own interpretation of the tariffs, and we cannot guarantee that our interpretation will always be shared by SDDC, the PPSOs, or GSA. …
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In anticipation of the upcoming DPS rate filing, SDDC has released updated solicitations for the next rate cycle. The 2011 400NG and the 2011 International Tender have been posted to the What’s New page of the  SDDC website… and are available for viewing and download. TSPs should review these carefully prior to filing rates to ensure they understand all of the changes contained within the documents. There have been significant changes that affect the costs of doing business, and the

The rating of SIT and related charges in DPS has always been a difficult process, and recently JPMO-HHGS discovered a rating issue that will affect many SIT invoicing charges. We had identified that DPS was using the wrong SIT rates in a number of circumstances, and had opened multiple help desk tickets for incorrect rates. Investigating those problems, JPMO-HHGS determined that DPS was programmed to use the SIT rates for the installation location on the GBL, instead of the delivery…

One of the very first issues that popped up in DPS invoicing was the disconnect between the date that a shipment went into storage, and the Julian date embedded in the SIT control number on the date the PPSO actually did the approval in the DPS system.  We blogged about this issue back in March of 2009, and here is an excerpt:

We have recently been able to invoice a handful of these, and the invoices have paid for …

…One common complaint of the TSP industry with SDDC is that information given from SDDC to the PPSOs is not shared with TSPs. At times, this has complicated communication, for example when a PPSO says they are basing a decision on a directive from SDDC, and the TSP has not had the chance to see the document which gave this directive. At various industry meetings with SDDC, many requests have been made to share these types of communications, usually without

Last month, we wrote about the continued confusion… surrounding the issue of SIT conversion in DPS. We have yet to see the written guidance from SDDC on the topic of conversion from SIT, but some continued conversations on the DPS invoicing calls may have helped to clarify the issue.
On the April 8th DPS invoicing call, a TSP asked a question about this issue, and the response from SDDC confirmed that the TSP is entitled to SIT until the shipment

…On a recent DPS invoicing call, and during the recent SDDC Symposium, there has been a lot of discussion about the process of converting a shipment to SIT in DPS. The confusion seems to be centered around two main points: the TSP’s ability to bill for SIT until that shipment is converted to member’s expense in DPS; and once it is converted,  the process for billing the SIT and delivery out.
On the issue of whether the TSP can bill